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North Korea in Aug. 2020: A month review and what’s ahead
An analytical look at the main developments from Aug. 1, 2020 to Aug. 31, 2020
After damaging rain and wind, North Korea is about to face yet another typhoon
Typhoon No. 9 Maysak is set to hit North Korea’s eastern region on Thursday, just days after Typhoon Bavi’s departure
Exclusive: North Korea seeks millions of dollars worth of hospital supplies
Volume of sought equipment raises questions about whether hospital can be completed before Oct. 10 deadline
South Korea’s defense ministry pushes for record-high $44.7 billion budget
Military strength & surveillance core to 2021 defense budget; unification ministry makes cuts to defector resettlement
US bans citizens from traveling to North Korea for a fourth consecutive year
The State Department first instituted the travel ban in 2017 in response to the death of U.S. tourist Otto Warmbier
Why 2020 is Kim Jong Un’s most challenging year yet
Sanctions, border closures, COVID-19 and terrible weather are all snowballing into serious problems for the DPRK
Unification minister says North Korea could be battling COVID-19
Lee In-young thinks the DPRK has an outbreak, but says his theory is not based on official intelligence
UN official sounds the alarm on North Korean human rights amid COVID-19
Tomás Ojea Quintana raised concerns over the "drastic reduction" of North Korean defectors entering the South this year
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe resigns, regrets not solving North Korea abductees issue
Abe also names North Korea as a top national security concern as he steps down over a chronic health issue
Expats in Pyongyang worry about getting medical help amid COVID-19 restrictions
COVID-19 travel restrictions mean that expats in North Korea may not have access to medical evacuation or proper care
